Confident, Energized and Sexy Mama Show - Health & Mindset Coaching, Cycle Syncing, Flow Living for Working Moms

Confident, Energized and Sexy Mama Show - Health & Mindset Coaching, Cycle Syncing, Flow Living for Working Moms

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  • Ep 49 - Do This When You Feel Like You Are Going To Explode!!!
    As mothers, we feel like we sacrifice our own health and well-being a lot and when we don't have/get what we want, we tend to get angry, agitated, and irritable. This is totally normal and is a signal from our own inner child that there are some triggers that need to be expressed.
    Unfortunately, sucking it up, or 'putting your big girl's pants on' mentality doesn't work here, and in fact, from my experience, can worsen your health symptoms even more.
    In my work, I support women who are on their journey to better health through balancing their hormones with nutrition and lifestyle changes and also through learning to cultivate a healthy relationship with their bodies, and since the majority of my clients are mothers this comes up a lot. We all need to learn how to feel in control of our big emotions, how to soothe ourselves and how to regulate our nervous system so that we enjoy the process of motherhood without sacrificing our own health and wellbeing.
    Learning how to process these emotions is vital in the process of getting back control over your own health because these emotions are often what is causing you to feel physical symptoms and discomfort in the first place. Unprocessed emotions can be manifested as physical symptoms and that is not woo-woo, that is science!
    If you feel like your health is on the line, if you are suffering from hormonal pain or you simply don't feel vital, vibrant and energetic like you used to in the past, I invite you to connect with me on FB (search Dorit Palvanov) or send me an email: [email protected] and we will get on the phone as soon as possible.
    Show Notes 
    The Conscious Parent: Transforming Ourselves, Empowering Our Children by Dr. Shefali Tsabari 
    My interview with Rachel Piccolo (my yoga teacher)
    21 min
  • Ep 48 - Do You Regret Having Children?
    So many mothers feel trapped and judged in motherhood, they feel like they have to sacrifice their lives, hobbies, careers, and self-actualization in order to raise children and provide for them. There are so much taboo and social conditioning that doesn't allow mothers to consciously "regret" motherhood, and express their feelings and emotions in a safe and non-judgmental manner.
    I hear women say things like: 
    "motherhood destroyed me"
    "I regret having children"
    "Why did I do this to myself?"
    "I am such a lousy mother"
    "I'm screwing up my kids"
    In today's episode, I talk about the importance of allowing these feelings and emotions to be expressed safely as opposed to stored sway and numbed down. This is the only way to thrive both in your human experience and in motherhood. While I have a lot of respect for women who made the decision not to have children consciously and intentionally this conversation is important for all of us, mothers and non-mothers alike. 
    If you choose to be a mother, please understand that it will require you to level up. It will require you to grow, learn, stretch yourself, and grow up, it will require you to become an adult and to stop complaining, playing the victim, playing small, looking for mommy or daddy to save you or do things for you. Heck, motherhood will require you to do things differently than your own mom. You will be stretched to be the mom that you didn't have.
    Motherhood is your opportunity to express your true potential as a woman and human being.
    There is a difference between pain & suffering. In this article, I feel so much suffering and resistance to motherhood, which is a difficult feeling to live with for the rest of your life. However, if you accept the pain and hardship in motherhood as a given and learn how to flow and plow through it, that's when you would be exercising the muscles of the divine feminine which reside inside of you.
    You might not be aware of it, but you do have power. No, let me correct that, you have superpowers!
    So, instead of regretting or resisting this experience, try putting on a different set of glasses. Glasses that will show you a different point of view, and different perspective. Because if you have been given the privilege of birthing children, you were meant to do great things you just don't know how. But, the how is easy, the how is learnable, the how is a skill which you can perfect over time with practice.
    Your action task for today
    think about one thing you are resisting, one thing that feels really hard to you in the process of raising your children and raising yourself and share it with me. I will personally hold your hand and cheer you on. You can find me on FB I go under Dorit Palvanov, or you are welcome to email me [email protected]
    Keep nurturing, mothering and taking care of yourself because your family's well-being begins with you, the mom.
    Show Notes 
    ‘I regret having children’
    Christen Reighter's TEDx talk
    35 min
  • Ep 47 - Trusting Your Child With Other Care Providers
    With the constant bombarding by the media, news, and internet it is difficult to trust our children with other people. 
    Just the idea of leaving your precious munchkin with a stranger for the entire day causes heart palpitations in some of us. 
    Today on the show I am responding to a listener's question about childcare and trusting our children with other people and other childcare providers. I talk about the inner work we, mothers, have to do in order to have an easy transition and pass on our child over to someone else's care, and also about different childcare options available, how, where and what to look for when looking for the right person or care facility. 
    Raising children and parenting is a triggering experience, and separating from your child is one of the most triggering experiences you will ever have. I talk about how we can calm our anxieties and feel confident with regards to our decisions and how to thrive in the midst of it all.  
    Journaling exercises I've mentioned on the show: 
    I don't trust other people because... 
    I feel challenged to separate from my child because...
    42 min
  • Ep 46 - Find The Origin Of Your Current Dis-Ease With This Simple Exercise
    Your body is communicating with you constantly, and physical symptoms are a language. Whether you have a hormonal disbalance, weight gain, hair loss, acne, adrenal fatigue or other health condition your symptoms are not random and usually originate in your past. Every single time when I do health coaching with women we get to look at the little girl inside of them who's still feeling hurt, unseen and unheard for a reason and many times reveal that the symptom that is manifested in them is simply a way for the body to communicate with you and get your attention. 
    If you want to truly heal your health condition from the core this work is essential. 
    Do this exercise and share your results with me, you can email me at [email protected]
    Until next time :)  
    Much love and healing, 
    Dorit
    13 min
  • Ep 45 - Bringing Fun, Adventure And Travel Back Into Your Mom Life with guest Jodi Fried
    "There is no reason why we can't incorporate fun and adventure into our mom life"
    Today on the how I am chatting with Jodi Fried who is a wife, mom, and mentor who empowers moms to build travel & adventure into their family lives, enabling enriching experiences for themselves and their families, enhancing balance in their own lives, and most of all, bringing moms toward the fulfillment they dream of. Her four kids keep her on her toes and in constant growth mode. At her core, Jodi is all about love, adventure, and of course, being a mom!
    Here's what we covered on the show today: 
    Why it's important for moms to pursue their passions and continue to have fun even while mothering?
    The best part about adventuring with kids and family
    How to overcome all the hardships and obstacles of traveling and adventuring with kids without having a terrible time?
    Practical tips for a mom who wants to adventure again
    Travel costs and a few tips on traveling on a budget
    Show Notes 
    Website: www.loveadventuremom.com/home
    Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/adventuremomtribe
    Register to the 5-Day Reclaim Adventure in Your Mom Life Challenge: loveadventuremom.com/optin
    Jodi's website: [email protected]
    Cash Back Portals, like Retailmenot.com or ebates.com
    ASTC Passport Program (your museum membership may enable you free access to other museums around the globe)
    55 min
  • Ep 44 - The Yoga of Motherhood with guest Tracey Soghrati
    "Becoming a parent is the deepest and most profound yoga practice you will ever have"
    Bringing a new life into the world is a big deal, there's no question about that.
    It's exciting, scary and monumental.
    From the moment a baby is born he is fully dependent on you - for food, physical and mental comforting and everything else that is encompassed in this experience.
    In the health space for women and mothers, there's a lot of awareness to take a really good care of a baby. In fact, it's all about the baby.
    From the moment you discover you are pregnant, you get into "baby mode". You and hubby will start researching strollers for baby, cute little clothes for baby, furniture for baby, toys for baby, food for baby - it's all baby-centric!
    Even if you decide to exercise and take care of yourself for a change you'll see classes like prenatal yoga that are designed to prepare you for birth and a proper positioning of the baby in your uterus.
    You've got the point. It's baby all the way.
    One thing that is being overlooked and almost ignored is the wellbeing of the woman that is going to birth to this baby. The woman that will step into the new role of a mother. The young lady who will have to face all the new challenges that come with this new role.
    She is not trained, she is not educated, guided or supported. She is just left to figure it all out on her own, we assume she knows how. But so many women don't know how. So many women struggle with things like post-partum depression, don't believe they have what is needed to raise really good human beings and achieve what they've always wanted. Instead, I see these women, settle for less than, I see them subscribing to the story that motherhood and parenting are hard and unsatisfying.
    No one talks about her physical and mental wellbeing. No one prepares you for the loss of self-identity and grief that is involved in birthing this new life, which is also birthing a new you. From that moment onwards you will no longer know yourself the way you knew before you became a mom.
    In the process of becoming a mother, you are losing sleep, time, fun, friends, travel, peace, quiet - in one word, you are losing your freedom. You are losing your pre-mom self and stepping into responsibility and real adulthood.
    As a result, many women might feel resentment, anger, and regret. These feelings are normal and ok to feel. You are not crazy, you are not insane. What you are going through is grieving. There's sadness and pain in seeing that little girl not being free anymore, there's pain in seeing this girl becoming responsible for someone else, for having someone dependent on her 100%. And there's no way back.
    I want you to know that all of that is an illusion. The only reason why all of that feels hard, difficult and icky is only that you don't have the tools to deal with this new challenge. Is should have been taught or passed down to you by your mother, but of course, since your own mother wasn't taught that herself, she can't teach you what she herself doesn't know. So there are generations upon generations of women and mothers who don't understand themselves, don't know how to regulate themselves, and as a result, raise children who are the same.
    This is particularly important if you are raising a daughter. Imagine how would it feel to talk to your daughter about this stuff? Imagine how different her life would be if you teach her how to take care of herself while raising her own child.
    No one teaches her how to regulate her feelings and emotions that pop up along with raising a baby who is crying a lot, many times for no apparent reason. No one teaches her how to comfort herself, how to take care of herself and how to not project her own stuff into this new life. No one talks about the fact that children come to the world complete and whole and how because of having mothers who don't understand them and themselves perpetuate generations of humans that are detached from themselves and the pres
    1 hr 6 min
  • Ep 43 - Three Lessons I'm Learning From My Mothers
    Welcome to another episode of the Health Begins With Mom Podcast, this is Dorit Palvanov your host. If this is your first time listening, welcome! And if you are a regular listener, I want to thank you for spending the next 30 minutes or so with me today. If you are a busy mama believe me I know the value of time, and how scarce it is because I am currently in the trenches right there with you. I am also a busy mama, I have three girls under age 8, married and on a mission to build a business that will bring my family financial freedom as well as inspire and touch women and mothers all around the world. My goal with this podcast and my work is to help mothers understand that before raising their children, they have to raise themselves, feel good in their female body, live up to their fullest potential, thrive as women and parent and mother from that empowered place. In order to raise really good kids, you must first understand that raising children is not a stand-alone project. It is a life's mission you do with intention and deliberation, especially if you want to do an amazing job at raising good human beings that we need more in the world.
    It all starts with you. This podcast is called Health Begins With Mom for a reason. The word Health really means all the various aspects of life that make up our humanity - physical, emotional, spiritual and mental health. Specifically, things like spiritual practice and connection to a higher power, sacred work & career, romantic relationships, great relationships with your family & friends, physical health and feeling vital in a female body, cultivating health and abundance with your finances as well, emotional health, happiness and inner joy, creativity & self expression.
    All of those things make up who you are, therefore I believe that looking for work-life balance doesn't work because you are not only two things. You are all of the things I've just mentioned. Putting work-life one against the other is like putting them on a scale with work on one side and all of life on the other side. Does this seem like a fair equation to you? Is it even a sustainable equation? My answer is not. I've tried to live this way believe me. It doesn't work.
    Today on the show it's me solo speaking to you from my heart. I think this is an important conversation that not many people talk about, and today I want to open it up for you and me. so let's dive in.
    If you've been following me for a while you know that I am interested to know how to thrive in my life as a woman, wife, and mother without sacrificing my health and wellbeing. How can I live up to my fullest potential as a woman without feeling like I am putting myself on hold? How can I have a meaningful and connected relationship with my husband, daughters and other people in my life in a way that nourishes and fills me up as opposed to draining me?
    I want to make it very clear here that I am not talking about feeling happy all the time, nor am I looking for ways to avoid pain. Nope. That is not the intention here.
    I understand that this is unsustainable either, and I do understand that there is beauty and wisdom in pain as well. It is all a matter of perspective. I want to learn how to have the right mindset along with some strategies to help myself evolve as a woman through life feeling like I am thriving, progressing and feeling joy in every stage of my life.
    One thing I've been doing since I'm a little girl is learning through observation and asking questions. I've been observing my own mother, grandmothers, aunts, and other women in my life and seeing how they're living their lives. I can vividly remember myself seeing how they live and thinking to myself NOT THIS. This is not how I want to live my life.
    I am going to take you on a short trip around my family's maternal lineage and show you how these women have suffered throughout their entire lives. My great-grandmother was a beautiful woman who've lost her husband in World War II a
    21 min
  • Ep 43 - Three Lessons I’m Learning From My Mothers

    Welcome to another episode of the Health Begins With Mom Podcast, this is Dorit Palvanov your host. If this is your first time listening, welcome! And if you are a regular listener, I want to thank you for spending the next 30 minutes or so with me today. If you are a busy mama believe me I know the value of time, and how scarce it is because I am currently in the trenches right there with you. I am also a busy mama, I have three girls under age 8, married and on a mission to build a business that will bring my family financial freedom as well as inspire and touch women and mothers all around the world. My goal with this podcast and my work is to help mothers understand that before raising their children, they have to raise themselves, feel good in their female body, live up to their fullest potential, thrive as women and parent and mother from that empowered place. In order to raise really good kids, you must first understand that raising children is not a stand-alone project. It is a life's mission you do with intention and deliberation, especially if you want to do an amazing job at raising good human beings that we need more in the world.


    It all starts with you. This podcast is called Health Begins With Mom for a reason. The word Health really means all the various aspects of life that make up our humanity - physical, emotional, spiritual and mental health. Specifically, things like spiritual practice and connection to a higher power, sacred work & career, romantic relationships, great relationships with your family & friends, physical health and feeling vital in a female body, cultivating health and abundance with your finances as well, emotional health, happiness and inner joy, creativity & self expression.


    All of those things make up who you are, therefore I believe that looking for work-life balance doesn't work because you are not only two things. You are all of the things I've just mentioned. Putting work-life one against the other is like putting them on a scale with work on one side and all of life on the other side. Does this seem like a fair equation to you? Is it even a sustainable equation? My answer is not. I've tried to live this way believe me. It doesn't work.


    Today on the show it's me solo speaking to you from my heart. I think this is an important conversation that not many people talk about, and today I want to open it up for you and me. so let's dive in.


    If you've been following me for a while you know that I am interested to know how to thrive in my life as a woman, wife, and mother without sacrificing my health and wellbeing. How can I live up to my fullest potential as a woman without feeling like I am putting myself on hold? How can I have a meaningful and connected relationship with my husband, daughters and other people in my life in a way that nourishes and fills me up as opposed to draining me?


    I want to make it very clear here that I am not talking about feeling happy all the time, nor am I looking for ways to avoid pain. Nope. That is not the intention here.


    I understand that this is unsustainable either, and I do understand that there is beauty and wisdom in pain as well. It is all a matter of perspective. I want to learn how to have the right mindset along with some strategies to help myself evolve as a woman through life feeling like I am thriving, progressing and feeling joy in every stage of my life.


    One thing I've been doing since I'm a little girl is learning through observation and asking questions. I've been observing my own mother, grandmothers, aunts, and other women in my life and seeing how they're living their lives. I can vividly remember myself seeing how they live and thinking to myself NOT THIS. This is not how I want to live my life.


    I am going to take you on a short trip around my family's maternal lineage and show you how these women have suffered througho

    21 min
  • Ep 42 - Thriving In Your Marriage and Relationships with Tal Dew Shaish
    You are a woman.
    You might be a wife.
    You might be a mother.
    Regardless, in order to thrive in your life, you will have to master being in connection and relationship with other human beings. This is just a fact of life. As human beings, and especially as women, we are wired for connection, conversation, communication and relating to other beings. One of the most significant relationships you will ever have is your relationship with your spouse or partner. For most of us, the beginning is great, exciting and sparkled with confetti and pink candy. And then, things basically go downward from there. In my work with women I hear complains such as "he's not the man I married", "there were so many promises that didn't actualize", "we're growing apart", "we live like roommates, and have nothing to talk about other than the house logistics and the kids".
    So what do we do? What can we do to keep the love alive?
    Today on the show I am chatting with Tal Dew Shaish who is a personal coach, mentor and the author of the book "The 12 Keys to Finding Love in Less Than 300 Dates". In her work she's training people to better interpersonal communication, leading them to breakthroughs in their personal and romantic lives. With many (many) years of being a single woman, endless relationships and dates under her belt, Tal brings a unique outlook on the world of older singles, and on interpersonal communication between couples.
    Here's what we cover on the show:
    Tal's personal "300-dates" story
    Why do relationships lose their spark and excitement over time?
    What can we do in order to strengthen our relationships and make them last long-term?
    Why it's important to let the father play an active role in raising the kids
    Why shouldn't we be fighting in front of the kids?
    The importance of nourishing yourself within the "confinement" of a relationship
    What is the new model of relationship?
    I think you are going to love this show, especially since it's going live on Valentines Day! So happy valentines and hope you'll listen to this podcast interview and implement some of the tips Tal shares. I would love to know what are your takeaways from this episode, your feedback is super important to me since this is how I learn about your interests so I can keep producing content you care about and find interesting. So feel free to reach out to me at [email protected].
    Show Notes 
    Tal's website 
    Tal's FB group 
    Tal's LinkedIn profile 
    Tal's book: The 12 Keys to Finding Love in Less Than 300 Dates
    Gottman Card Decks App
    40 min
  • Ep 41 - Why Every Woman Who've Gone Through Childbirth Must Do Pelvic Floor Physiotherapy with Guest Karin Salzman
    As a women's health coach one thing I talk to women about is getting back in shape after having a baby, but this is not the kind of shape you are thinking about. I am not talking about losing weight or getting your pre-baby body back. I've done a whole interview about this topic with Stephanie Sibbio who's a holistic health coach, specializing in fitness and nutrition for new and expecting moms, so if you're interested in this topic, listen to episode #6. 
    Today we are going to talk about getting your pelvic floor back in shape. This is important especially if you've gone through vaginal birth, but could be necessary even if you've had a c-section. Almost all women need to see a pelvic floor physiotherapist after birth. If you are struggling with incontinence, pain during intercourse, prolapse, tearing this episode is for you.
    This topic is important because way too many women are afraid to talk about this feel shame and embarrassment and if they have these symptoms they are somehow damaged goods or broken. I want you to know that nothing can be further from the truth. You are a child of God and you deserve to be happy, to lead a joyful and full life. You have everything you need to thrive all you need to do is stay curious, open and be willing to do the work. Personally, I am done with keeping quiet, not talking about embarrassing and vulnerable issues. I hope this episode is helpful for you, feel free to reach out to me or Karin in our closed Facebook group 'Busy Moms Get Healthy', where we continue the conversation and you can ask questions related to your health or the health of your family. We are here to support you and your family. 
    By the way, If you are interested to work with me privately please feel free to reach out to me via email, [email protected]. I help women and teenage girls to love themselves, honor their body and thrive in it. I teach a system called The Feminine Current which is all about aligning how you live, love, work, play, mother, and parent with your body's innate wisdom. I will teach you how to organize your life in a way that will feel like you are flowing and living with ease and lots of energy as opposed to being overwhelmed, stuck, and irritated. You deserve to live this way as so do your children. If this sounds interesting or at least something you are curious about let's chat. I want to hear from you and would love to get on the phone with you. Send me an email and let's see if we are a good fit. 
    Today on the show I am chatting with Karin Salzman, a wife and mom of 4, and a physiotherapist who helps women heal from symptoms of pelvic floor dysfunction so they can thrive and achieve their potential. 
    Here's what we cover on the show: 
    What is pelvic floor physiotherapy
    what are the symptoms of someone who needs pelvic floor physiotherapy 
    The five functions of the pelvic floor 
    What could disrupt the natural function of the pelvic floor
    An exercise to locate the pelvic floor area
    How would you know if you have a problem with your pelvic floor
    Why are Kegel exercises not good enough to strengthen the pelvic floor?
    Why didn't I know about this kind of therapy?
    when is a good time to visit a pelvic floor physiotherapist? Before or after birth?
    What can I expect at a visit with a pelvic floor PT?
    Show Notes: 
    Karin Salzman PTPelvic Health Physiotherapist416-629-2324
    51 min

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